Population report may not be released in time for states to compute caps.

WASHINGTON -- Just as states are straightening out their private-activity bond volume cap totals for 1991, they may face a new problem on the horizon in 1992.

Problems with the 1990 Census and understaffing may leave the U.S. Census Bureau unable to release a crucial population report in time for states to use in computing their 1992 volume caps, some municipal industry officials say.